Lusignan leads Jacks

MINNEAPOLIS – The South Dakota State men's track and field team wrapped up their second day at the Jack
Johnson Invite.

Trent Lusignan took third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:30.00. His personal best in the 3,000-meter run is 8:29.25.

Michael Krsnak took sixth overall in the mile, with a time of
4:13.85.

Day two began with Bennett Mercil taking part in the
60-meter hurdles. Mercil took third with a time of 8.93.

Mercil was able to take first place in the heptathlon pole
vault with a height of 13’ 09.25”.

In the 1,000 meters, Mercil finished with a time of 2:57.99.

Overall in the heptathlon, Mercil finished sixth.

In his second collegiate meet Nathaniel Schaefer has already
improved his pole vault mark. Earlier this season, Schaefer recorded a height of 14' 02.50";
today his mark was 15’ 01.00”. Schaefer placed ninth in the event.